Category: The Polish Side
Mama’s Stories
Babcias and Busias
Question… what makes babcias and busias tick? Answer… the little ones. Babcia, busia, either way you address us, we are grandmothers. We love our children, without a doubt. We adore them always. But then one day that child has a child and […]
Babcia Loves Sophie
*Originally posted April 2020 As you know, Babcia was recently hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 but is negative, home now and doing much better. She’s back to her sassy self. She’s watching Days of Our Lives (when someone isn’t on TV talking about […]
Stories
I just hung up the phone with Babcia. We video chat several days a week, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, but always at least 2 or 3 days a week. Many times there isn’t a lot new to say […]
It’s All About the Babcia
She’s my mom, but she is the quintessential Babcia. Anyone who has a Polish babcia knows what I’m talking about. Babcias feed you until you can’t breathe. Babcias are your partner in crime. Babcias always think you are right and your parents […]
When I was about 5 years old we made the move from Chicago to West Virginia, leaving our Polish family behind. We visited on a regular basis after that, but I didn’t grow up immersed in the entire Polish experience the way […]
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